December 23, 2007 – 5:40 pm
Hanlon’s Razor:
1a) Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
1b) Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice.
Occam’s Razor:
1a) Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity”.
1b) All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best.
Grey’s Law:
1a) Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.
Clark’s Law:
1a) Sufficiently advanced cluelessness is indistinguishable [...]
December 19, 2007 – 11:37 pm
The Handbook of Religion and Health positioned an examination of the association, or lack thereof, between religion and health. Some contemporary medical, psychological, and public health researchers and practitioners have positioned religiosity and theism (e.g., prayer or church attendance) as a protective factor with regard to health and well-being. The resulting conclusion that [...]
December 15, 2007 – 7:33 pm
In listening to contemporary fundamentalist Christian religious programming, suffering and submitting are two prominent themes. The third major theme is grace. If a person 1) suffers but does not abandon, betray, deny, forsake, or renounce God and 2) submits to God’s will, regardless of how harmful that will may be, then [...]